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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox
This is such a simple thing to do, yet is ignored by so many :-(
Likewise wearing bright clothes, and carrying a flashlight in poor light
Whatever precautions you take, be prepared to jump out of the way
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There are times when I walk on the right side of the road (as opposed to the left side). If I'm going to a neighbor's house and they live on the same side of the road I live on, I'm not going to cross the street, walk 2 houses away, then cross the street again to get to the neighbor. I'll just hug the edge of the road on the same side as traffic.
As for riding a bike, ALWAYS ride with traffic. Not only because it's the law, since - who cares about the law, really. We're all privileged here, laws are for other people, not for us.
No you do it because otherwise you either want to die, or you want other people to die. Either way it's bad. If I'm riding my bicycle the way I should be - on the right side of the road, with traffic. And you are coming toward me - on a bicycle against traffic - and a pickup truck comes around the bend from behind me and starts to pass me and doesn't see you - then it's very likely that at least one of us is going to end up in the hospital.
So just don't do that.